Senior Software Engineer, Web API Platform

Senior Software Engineer, Web API Platform

Join us for the Senior Software Engineer, Web API Platform role at Scribd, Inc.

About The Company

At Scribd Inc. (pronounced scribbed), our mission is to spark human curiosity. Join our team as we create a world of stories and knowledge, democratize the exchange of ideas and information, and empower collective expertise through our four products : Everand, Scribd, Slideshare, and Fable.

This posting reflects an approved, open position within the organization.

We support a culture where our employees can be real and be bold; where we debate and commit as we embrace plot twists; and where every employee is empowered to take action as we prioritize the customer.

When it comes to workplace structure, we believe in balancing individual flexibility and community connections. Its through our flexible work benefit, Scribd Flex, that employees in partnership with their manager can choose the daily work-style that best suits their individual needs. A key tenet of Scribd Flex is our prioritization of intentional in-person moments to build collaboration, culture, and connection. For this reason, occasional in-person attendance is required for all Scribd Inc. employees, regardless of their location.

So what are we looking for in new team members? Well, we hire for GRIT. The textbook definition of GRIT is demonstrating the intersection of passion and perseverance towards long term goals. At Scribd Inc., we are inspired by the potential that this can unlock, and ask each of our employees to pursue a GRIT?ty approach to their work. In a tactical sense, GRIT is also a handy acronym that outlines the standards we hold ourselves and each other to. Heres what that means for you : were looking for someone who showcases the ability to set and achieve G oals, achieve R esults within their job responsibilities, contribute I nnovative ideas and solutions, and positively influence the broader T eam through collaboration and attitude.

About The Team

The Web Platform team is part of our Developer Platform organization and supports our broader Web Modernization efforts across the company.

Our mission is to help product teams move faster by providing a scalable, well-designed API foundation that supports modern web architectures. We work across the organization to reduce coupling, improve developer experience, and establish durable integration patterns between frontend experiences and backend systems.

We operate with high autonomy and a long-term mandate. The platform we build will shape how teams develop, ship, and evolve our web products over time.

About The Role

We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Web API Platform to help establish a company?wide API platform that accelerates web modernization at Scribd.

In this role, you will design, build, and own new product?facing web APIs that span our full web product surface across Scribd and Everand. These APIs will serve as the primary interface between modern web applications and existing backend systems, enabling teams to evolve toward more scalable, maintainable frontend architectures with confidence.

Today, our web product relies on fragmented data access patterns and lacks standardized APIs and tooling. This role offers the opportunity to design APIs intentionally with a focus on clear contracts, predictable performance, and strong observability, improving developer experience and enabling teams to ship faster and more safely.

This team will be the primary owner of product?facing web APIs. As the platform matures, the Web Platform team will design, implement, and maintain the majority of new web APIs, while providing a stable foundation that other teams can integrate with and extend when appropriate.

You will work closely with frontend and backend teams to define integration patterns, guide API usage, and ensure the platform scales with real?world data volumes and access patterns.

Key Attributes

• Strong ownership mindset, owning API design and implementation from initial design through production, iteration, and long?term maintenance.
• Pragmatic approach to system design, balancing ideal architecture with real?world constraints.
• Ability to design performance?aware APIs with intentional constraints that scale safely.
• Strong collaborator who works with frontend & backend teams toward better performance and integration outcomes.
• Long?term perspective on maintainability, extensibility, and developer experience.

Experience We Value

What Sets You Apart

Compensation

At Scribd, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package and is determined within a range. Our pay ranges are based on the local cost of labor benchmarks for each specific role, level, and geographic location. In the United States, outside of California, the reasonably expected salary range is between $120,000 to $216,500. In California, the range is $146,000 to $227,500. In Canada, the range is $152,500 CAD to $202,000 CAD.

Working at Scribd Inc.

Employees must have their primary residence in or near one of the following cities. This includes surrounding metro areas or locations within a typical commuting distance.

United States

Canada

Mexico

Benefits, Perks, and Wellbeing

Additional Information

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